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MORGAN CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
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Pastor Kent and Andrea Davenport
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
[Matthew 22: 37-40]
Service Times:
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Sunday Morning Worship Service (English) starts at 9:30am
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Small Groups start at 11:00am
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Sunday Afternoon Worship Service (Español) starts at 12:30pm
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You can also watch online, we will start streaming the service at 9:20am from our Facebook page. Click on the video below to be taken to our Facebook page!
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Wednesday - 6pm Activities for all ages! (Wed. Dinner at 5:30-6 pm, September through April)
December 11th, 2025
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Greetings Morgan Church of the Nazarene!
Have you been practicing Advent Peace? On Sunday I suggested four "simple" practices for us to help us live in the Peace of the Lord. 1) Practice Presence, "Lord, give me an awareness of your presence" or "Lord, give me your peace" 2) Unhurried Time 3) Give your Anxieties to God, "Lord, these are my anxieties for today...may I know your peace." 4) Grace & Peace in relationships. I just wanted to remind you of those. I've been intentional this week to say some of those prayers throughout my days, and truly, they are helpful.
This Sunday will be our third Sunday of Advent, and our focus will be on Advent Joy. Amy Carrillo will be preaching in both services. This will be her first time preaching in English, so let's make a special effort to show up and support her as she is trusting God to equip her for every good work (Eph 4).
Sunday Schedule:
9:30am: Worship Service (English)
10:45 - 11:00am: Fellowship, Coffee, Donuts
11:00am - 12:00pm: Discipleship Hour
12:30pm: Worship Service (Spanish)
Prayer: "A Final Prayer for Advent Peace," from Let Earth Receive Her King, page 57
Almighty God, you have invited us to live at peace with you, to live in peace with one another, to make peace in a divided world. We confess how hard it is for us to imagine the lion and the lamb lying down together. That kind of peace is beyond anything we have ever experienced. Teach us to live in faith and not fear. Teach us how to witness to a new creation. Teach us how to make peace. Forgive us for our inability to live in peace. we don't want to simply live in fear of one another. We Invite the Prince of Peace to come. Let his peace begin in us. Amen.
Announcements:
Young Adult POINT Group: Meeting Sundays @ 11am.
Board & Staff Christmas Dinner: TOMORROW, December 12, at 6pm in the church gym.
Men's Ministry: Meets THIS Saturday, December 13 @ 8am.
Christmas Eve Service: Wednesday, December 24 @ 5:30pm. It will be a bilingual service.
"A Merry Little Party" Wednesday, Dec 17 @ 6pm. Children, youth, and adults will be having a fun Christmas fellowship next Wednesday. All are invited to join us.
Midweek Meals: Thank you to all of our Wednesday cooks so far! As we prepare for 2026, it's time to start signing up again!
Gift Drive: Our Spanish congregation is collecting gifts for children to give out after the service on December 21. We invite the whole church to purchase and donate gifts by Friday, Dec 19th. We will be having a gift-wrapping party at the church on Saturday, Dec 20. Time TBD.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Kent